ACTIVITIES OF THE TRANSNATIONAL THREATS DEPARTMENT On 27 and 28 October, TNTD/SPMU participated in and contributed to the Regional Conference on Combating THB, organized by the OSCE Mission to Skopje in co-operation with the OSR/CTHB in Skopje, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The purpose of the conference was to provide a constructive and action-oriented dialogue platform between national anti-trafficking co-ordinators, non-governmental organizations and the OSCE field operations in the Western Balkans. Neighbouring countries affected by the migration crisis aimed to build stronger synergies and strengthen common approaches in countering THB. On 25 November, TNTD/SPMU participated in a meeting entitled “New Ways to Tackle Human Trafficking for Forced Labour along Migration Routes”, on how to identify, assist and refer migrant and refugee victims of THB, which was jointly organized by the OSCE OSR/CTHB, DCAF Centre for Security Development and the Rule of Law, and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Geneva, Switzerland. Some 140 participants attended the meeting, whose objective was to bring together state representatives, international organizations (IOs), NGOs, think tanks, private businesses, media and academia in order to develop new responses to effectively address trafficking for forced labour along migration routes. Around 140 people attended this meeting. On 13 and 14 December, TNTD/SPMU organized a preparatory meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine in co-operation with INTERPOL and PCU, along with representatives from Ukrainian authorities, related to the Joint OSCE-INTERPOL Anti-Trafficking in Human Beings and Smuggling of Migrants (SoM) Training in Ukraine. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the needs and respective requests of Ukraine in the sphere of CTHB and SoM. Cybercrime From 16 to 20 May, TNTD/SPMU organized regional cybercrime training for police investigators and digital forensics examiners from Georgia and Azerbaijan in Tbilisi, Georgia. The five-day basic training provided the foundation for building the capacity of 15 cybercrime investigators and digital forensics examiners from the two countries in using open source digital forensics software for investigating cybercrime. The meeting also served to facilitate networking between the cybercrime investigators from the two countries. On 6 and 7 June, TNTD/SPMU participated in the 2016 OSCE Asian Conference and gave a presentation in the first session on “Enhancing International Efforts to Strengthen Security Co-operation”, informing participants on efforts related to cyber/ICT security and counter-terrorism in Bangkok, Thailand. TNTD/SPMU also contributed to a side event organized by the US Delegation to the OSCE on the topic TNTD/SPMU – Police-Related Activities 2016   Total  Information Exchange / Institution and Capacity-Building Analysis of Lessons Learned, Assessments and Guidelines Training  ACTIVITIES ON: General Police Development and Reform 36% Threats posed by Criminal Activity 64% 25